Copy with LOG when new file detected

[ProgrammingNoob]

Hello all,

I'm very new to AutoIt and programming/Skripting, please be gentle to me.

For the life of me I cannot find a way for any of my attempts to work, I'm sorry.

 

I'm trying to do the following:

When someone copies a file to "H:\TestCopyOut", it should be recognized that there is a new file and it should be copied to "L:\TestCopyIn" and create a log file in folder "H:\TestCopyOut\LOG" with Date, Time, file name and success/fail.

 

I hope one of you really clever people out there can help me with this please.

I thank you in advance.

[alienclone]

check out help files for ....

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/keywords/While.htm

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/FileExists.htm

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/FileCopy.htm

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/libfunctions/_FileWriteLog.htm

 

 

[alienclone]

just a note on While...WEnd, it can be a little confusing at first.

in this case we just need to use it to make the script loop over and over, the While checks if the expression is true, and if it is then it proceeds with the script encased in it.

simplest way is to...

While(1)



WEnd

"1" will always be true so the script inside the While...WEnd will repeat over and over. you will need to leave the script running at all times to watch for the file to exist.

[ProgrammingNoob]

16 minutes ago, alienclone said:

check out help files for ....

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/keywords/While.htm

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/FileExists.htm

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/FileCopy.htm

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/libfunctions/_FileWriteLog.htm

 

 

Hi, thanks for the fast reply. I've found all of those already and looked at it but I have no idea how to use all of those, and I know even less how to use those together. Sorry, like I said, I am completely new to this.

[alienclone]

we were all noobs at one point, this is the place to learn.

im on my way to bed at the moment, but you read those help files i linked to, and search using the link in my signature and come up with something that looks like a script and post it here then others will follow with help debugging YOUR SCRIPT.

or you can wait for other members here who like doing other people's homework for them, you may get lucky and not have to learn a thing.

[alienclone]

i forgot one....

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/keywords/Do.htm

and...

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/Sleep.htm

Edited September 5, 2019 by alienclone

[alienclone]

so if you use the functions listed you should...

while 

do

sleep

until

fileexists

then

filecopy

filewritelog

wend

[Earthshine]

check out this thread, then add some logging, search forum for logging

 

Edited September 5, 2019 by Earthshine

[ProgrammingNoob]

I've managed this so far, it copies the files from "H:\" to "L:\" when I execute the program, but I cannot figure out who or what to do with the rest of the stuff 😞

 

Local $hSearch = FileFindFirstFile("H:\TestCopyOut\*.*")
While 1
   $sFileName = FileFindNextFile($hSearch)
   If @error Then ExitLoop
   If not FileExists("L:\TestCopyIn\" & $sFileName) Then FileCopy("H:\TestCopyOut\" & $sFileName, "C:\TestCopyIn\")
WEnd
FileClose($hSearch)

[ProgrammingNoob]

22 hours ago, alienclone said:

we were all noobs at one point, this is the place to learn.

im on my way to bed at the moment, but you read those help files i linked to, and search using the link in my signature and come up with something that looks like a script and post it here then others will follow with help debugging YOUR SCRIPT.

or you can wait for other members here who like doing other people's homework for them, you may get lucky and not have to learn a thing.

I've managed this so far, it copies the files from "H:\" to "L:\" when I execute the program, but I cannot figure out who or what to do with the rest of the stuff 😞

 

Local $hSearch = FileFindFirstFile("H:\TestCopyOut\*.*")
While 1
   $sFileName = FileFindNextFile($hSearch)
   If @error Then ExitLoop
   If not FileExists("L:\TestCopyIn\" & $sFileName) Then FileCopy("H:\TestCopyOut\" & $sFileName, "C:\TestCopyIn\")
WEnd
FileClose($hSearch)

[alienclone]

for your log you just need to expand your IF a little bit.

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/libfunctions/_Now.htm

if not fileexists then

filecopy

filewritelog $filename date

endif

 

 

 

[ProgrammingNoob]

Thanks to all for trying to help. I've just realized that I'm more useless than what I thought, I have no idea how to do this, I still only managed to get it to copy, I don't get anything else to work.

[FrancescoDiMuro]

@ProgrammingNoob

Don't even say that!

What problem are you facing now?

Post your script so we can help you

[ProgrammingNoob]

 

4 hours ago, FrancescoDiMuro said:

@ProgrammingNoob

Don't even say that!

What problem are you facing now?

Post your script so we can help you

The script is still the same, I cannot figure out how to get it to chech the folder for when a new file come into the folder and I don't get the log file to work

 

This is what I have so far

Local $hSearch = FileFindFirstFile("H:\TestCopyOut\*.*")
While 1
   $sFileName = FileFindNextFile($hSearch)
   If @error Then ExitLoop
   If not FileExists("L:\TestCopyIn\" & $sFileName) Then FileCopy("H:\TestCopyOut\" & $sFileName, "C:\TestCopyIn\")
WEnd
FileClose($hSearch)